A series of stories of disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. From OZY’s Sean Braswell, host and creator of the chart-topping, Webby-nominated The Thread, comes a new show about how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent.

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Introducing: Very Special Episodes 2024-02-01
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 3. 2020-11-19
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 2. 2020-11-07
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 1. 2020-11-02
Bonus Episode 9: The Surgery That Sparked the Iran-Contra Scandal 2020-10-07
Bonus Episode 8: How a Haircut Changed Music History 2020-09-09
Bonus Episode 7: Grace Kelly’s Fateful Trip to Cannes 2020-08-26
Bonus Episode 6: The Fatal Pitch That Changed Baseball History 2020-08-12
Bonus Episode 5: The Freak Bicycle Accident Behind a Children’s Classic 2020-08-05
Bonus Episode 4: The Drunk Cop Who Brought Down a President 2020-07-29
Bonus Episode 3: The Newspaper Error That Sparked the Nobel Prize 2020-07-22
Bonus Episode 2: Your Unintended Consequences 2020-07-14
Bonus Episode 1: The Hockey Injury That Launched Air Travel 2020-07-07
FB 110: A Hollywood Ending: How One Inventor’s Mysterious Disappearance Changed the American Film Industry 2020-07-01
FB 109: A Libertarian House on the Prairie: How a Children’s Classic Inspired a Modern Political Movement 2020-06-24
FB 108: Matchmakers: How a Dangerous Discovery Ignited the Labor Movement 2020-06-17
FB 107: A Tale of Two Pests: How Gypsy Moths and Kudzu Took Over America 2020-06-10
FB 106: An ‘Uncommonly Silly’ Law: How One Man’s Crusade Against Obscenity Resulted in Abortion Rights 2020-06-03
FB 105: High Hitler: How a Meth-Peddling Doctor Changed the Course of World War II 2020-05-27
FB 104: The Jordan Effect: How a Baseball Strike Saved Basketball 2020-05-20
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